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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is why I'm on Team DH. Parents invest in their children with some expectation of filial love and an ongoing relationship. It doesn’t always turn out that way…but that is the expectation. That expectation doesn’t exist for stepparents, so I don’t understand why people seem to think this stepdad should be financially responsible for his wife's son from her first marriage. $100, $10...it doesn't matter. It's the principle. The law doesn’t see stepparents as financially responsible…and I hope that more stepparents will start to be smart and set boundaries like OP's DH has. The son has two parents, and OP's husband isn't one of them.[/quote]

I'm a step parent. Give step dd $500/semester for fun money outside of her meals. Will do the same for younger kids. My parents did the same for me. Don't understand the issue here. [/quote]

Just because you're so generous, doesn't mean that every other stepparent has to be like you. It's really like money flying away when you could be putting it towards vacation, retirement etc. [/quote]

We have money for vacations and retirements. I probably spend more on lunches out at work in a month than what step dd gets for the semester. Having a little extra isn't going to hurt our income or spoil her. [/quote]

$1000 a year is very little for this board. Wtf. [/quote]

+3. Starbucks money.  Can’t believe how mean spirited people are here.  Oh wait.  It’s DCUM[/quote]

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